Solar energy conversion, particularly solar-driven chemical fuel formation, has been
intensely studied in the past decades as a potential approach for renewable energy …

The properties of colloidal quantum-confined semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs), including
zero-dimensional (0D) quantum dots, 1D nanorods, 2D nanoplatelets, and their …

For fast separation of the photogenerated charge carriers, metal semiconductor
heterostructures have emerged as one of the leading materials in recent years. Among …

Colloidal one-dimensional semiconductor nanoheterostructures have emerged as an
important family of functional materials for solar energy conversion, although the nature of …

One of the key frontiers in nanomaterial fabrication is the integration of different materials
within the same structure to increase functionality. In particular, interactions between …

Heterostructuring colloidal nanocrystals into multicomponent modular constructs, where
domains of distinct metal and semiconductor phases are interconnected through bonding …

Comprehensive Summary Emerging engineering strategies of colloidal metal-
semiconductor nanorod hybrid nanostructures spanning from type, size, dimension, and …

Multielectron photocatalysis requires sequential, multiple charge transfer from the light
absorber to the catalytic site. As a result, many-body effects induced by charge accumulation …

In nanoscale, with size variation, Au shows different optical behaviors. For the small size
clusters (sub-5 nm), it behaves more like semiconductors having sp and d band electronic …

Considering the chemistry of the formation and physics at interfaces, we report on the
heterostructure of a promising new energy material, Au–Cu2ZnSnS4 (Au-CZTS), and …